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April 19, 2022
Follow these easy steps to register to bid for a Worrell Land Services online auction. Be sure to register from the device from which you intend to bid on the auction. Note: The registration steps outlined below from our website are nearly identical from the Worrell Land Services app which is available in app stores […]
March 23, 2022
What an honor to be recognized last evening as the Small Business of the Year 2021 by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. It has been our sincere blessing and joy to work with and for the local agricultural community for over 27 years. Thank you to everyone whom we have been blessed to serve and […]
March 17, 2022
This summary of the 2022 Land Values and Lease Trends Conference remarks by Gary Schnitkey, Ph.D., University of Illinois, and Luke Worrell, AFM, ALC reviews findings from the 2022 Farmland Values and Lease Trends Report. The report is produced by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ISPFMRA) and the University of […]
February 1, 2022
Please note that the 339.78± acre Morgan County farmland auction originally scheduled for Thursday, February 3 will instead be held Monday, February 7 at 10:00AM at Pathway Services (1905 W. Morton Ave., Jacksonville) due to the forecast of severe winter weather over the next two days. Be safe on the roads and we will see […]
January 6, 2022
Thank you, our faithful website visitors and friends, for all the times you engage with us in person or online. In 2021, we were blessed to represent $51,296,613 in real estate sales! Small business DOES NOT mean small business! Many of those transactions came together because you told someone about us. We’re thankful for how […]
October 12, 2021
The word “unprecedented” is overdone these days, but that description can easily be used to describe the land market here in the latter half of 2021. Fueled by a variety of catalysts, record-breaking sales have transpired in Morgan, Greene and surrounding counties. A Morgan County farmland auction we conducted on September 30 garnered an outstanding […]
October 4, 2021
My favorite time of year has begun and no, it isn’t just because of playoff baseball, college football and cooler weather. Harvest brings with it a mix of emotions – nervousness, anticipation, and finality. Even in years when a bumper crop might not be expected, the culmination of the farmers’ labors in the fields always […]
September 30, 2021
On September 30, Morgan County saw a new high price of $16,900 an acre paid for farmland sold with the intent of continued agricultural production. The auction, conducted by Worrell Land Services, LLC, Jacksonville, and called by Darrell Moore, Winchester, featured 116.39 acres of entirely tillable Class A (142.6 PI) farmland located near Franklin in […]
September 23, 2021
Please be aware of the following COVID-19 considerations for our upcoming land auctions. Like many of you, masks aren’t our favorite and we’re ready to have all this behind us. But since that is not yet the case, and since some attendees may have immunocompromised family members at home, we’ll support local efforts to slow […]
August 27, 2021
Land values are on the rise, and buyers are chomping at the bit. If you have a parcel or two you’ve thought about selling at some point down the road, you might want to reconsider your timing. Historically, August through February is when most land tends to change hands. So, if you’re thinking of buying […]
